Getting to the I.E.S.C.

The school will be held at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse. The institute is located near the village of Cargèse on the west coast of Corsica (see the Venue webpage).

Participants should organize their travel to arrive on Monday 14 September morning or early afternoon and depart on Saturday 26 September. Cargese is located about 75 km north of Ajaccio on Corsica west coast. Ajaccio airport has fairly frequent connections with Paris, Marseille and Nice on Air France and is served by many other companies. Free bus transportation will provided by the school from Ajaccio airport to Cargese on Monday 14 September (scheduled according to the distribution of arrivals). Participants arriving at other ports should arrange the travel to Cargese by themselves.

Getting to Ajaccio

By air

By boat

Ajaccio can be reached by plane from Paris, Marseille or Nice. Any international flights will involve a transfer at one of these places.
Book as early as possible as Corsica, even in September, is a popular holiday destination and flights become expensive and get booked up quickly.

Corsica airports:
Ajaccio
Bastia
Borgo
Calvi
Figari
Propriano

Airlines:
Air France
Air Corsica

Corsica can be reached by boat from the French and Italian coastlines. Ajaccio can be reached from Marseille (overnight sail), Nice (high speed in 3.5 hours) or Toulon.

Boat companies serving Corsica:

SNCM
TRAGHETTI
CORSICA FERRIES
CMN LA MERIDIONALE
MOBY Lines

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From Ajaccio to Cargèse

Organised bus:

Free bus shuttles will be provided from Ajaccio to Cargese on 14 September and from Cargese to Ajaccio on 26 September morning. On arrival, the buses will collect participants in Ajaccio at the airport on Monday 14 September (by noon and in the afternoon for late arrivals). On departure, the buses will leave Cargese after breakfast.

Public bus:

Public buses travel from Ajaccio to Cargèse:

*CCI (from Ajaccio airport to the Ajaccio bus station/coach terminal )
* SAIB (from Ajaccio bus station/coach terminal to Cargèse)

The Ajaccio bus station/coach terminal ('Gare Routière in french) is also called the 'Maritime Station'.

Taxi:

Taxis can be pre-booked at a rate of 80 euros from Ajaccio to Cargèse during the day (100 euros for early, late- at night- and non working day- Sunday- transfers). However, this is not recommended as it is the most expensive option.

By car:

The 50 km by road from Ajaccio to Cargèse. If you are driving, follow the directions to Calvi par la côte or Calvi. In addition, a good map and route planner can be found here

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Useful links

Corsica

* Visit-Corsica.com http://english.visit-corsica.com/grand_public/
* Corsica Isula
* Corse Web
* Visit-Corsica.com
* Corsican railway : In Corsica, the train is an original and exceptional way of discovering the island and in particular the mountains, whether you wish to have a quick and panoramic view or simply enjoy the sights at your leisure. The train rarely follows the road through the superb countryside, passing through places where no other means of transport has access allowing the passengers, unique viewpoints.
* Roadmaps
Table of distances
Bastia - Ajaccio: 153 km in 2h09 / Bastia - Bonifacio: 171 km in 2h23 / Bastia - Porto-Vecchio: 143 km in 1h59 / Bastia - Calvi: 92 km in 1h42
Bastia - Corté: 70 km in 0h59
Ajaccio - Bastia: 153 km in 2h09 / Ajaccio - Bonifacio: 132 km in 2h06 / Ajaccio - Porto-Vecchio: 140 km in 2h18 / Ajaccio - Calvi: 164 km in 2h23 / Ajaccio - Corté: 80 km in 1h14

Cargèse

* Tourism Office of Cargèse
* Local Buses, Taxi, Trains (items in the menu bar: "Come to Corsica" and "To move in Corsica")

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